Deal Me In: 1917 Challenge

I titled this entry 1917 Challenge. That’s where my head is. Let me revise it to the Deal Me In 2017 challenge. I am planning to try some challenges this year, although I am not going to force myself to succeed.

Deal me in invites us to choose 52 short stories for the year and I am going to focus on four writers whose work I’ve long wanted to spend some time on. Anton Chekhov, Katherine Mansfield, Flannery O’Connor, and Elizabeth Taylor.

Here’s my deck:

Clubs: Chekhov:

2 of clubs: Death of a Clerk

3 of clubs: Small Fry

4 of clubs: The Huntsman

5 of clubs: A Malefactor

6 of clubs: The Requium READ WEEK 6

7 of clubs: Anyuta

8 of clubs: The Bet

9 of clubs: Oysters

10 of clubs: The Grassshopper

Jack of clubs: A Doctor’s Visit READ WEEK 5

Queen of clubs: Who’s to Blame

King of Clubs: The Ninny READ WEEK 4

Ace of Clubs: Gooseberries

Diamonds: Katherine Mansfield

2 of diamonds: The Governness

3 of diamonds: Bliss

4 of diamonds: Je ne parly pas francais

5 of Diamonds: The Young Girl

6 of diamonds: The Stranger READ WEEK 1

7 of diamonds: The Daughters of the late colonel READ WEEK 7

8 of diamonds: Life of Ma Parker

9 of diamonds: The Singing Lesson

10 of diamonds: The Voyage

Jack of diamonds: The Garden-Party

Queen of diamonds: “Miss Brill”

King of diamonds: “Marriage a la mode

Ace of diamonds: The Doll’s House

Hearts: Elizabeth Taylor

2 of hearts: “Taking Mother out”

3 of hearts: Spry Old Character READ WEEK 11

4 of hearts: First Death of Her life READ WEEK 3

5 of hearts” The Idea of Age READ WEEK 2

6 of hearts: Nods & Becks & Wreathed Smiles

7 of hearts: A Sad Garden’

8 of hearts: Shadows of the World

9 of hearts: The light of day

10 of hearts: Swan-moving

Jack of hearts: A red-letter day READ WEEK 10

Queen of Hearts: Plenty Good Fiesta

King of Hearts: I Live in a world of make believe

Ace of Hearts: You’ll enjoy it when you get there READ WEEK 9

Spades: Flannery O’Connor

2 of spades: Judgement Day

3 of spades: Parker’s Back

4 of spades: Revelation

5 of spades: Why do the heathen rage?

6 of spades: The Lame Shall enter first

7 of spades: The Partridge Festival

8 of spades: Everything that rises must converge

9 of spades: The Comforts of home

10 of spades: The enduring chill

Jack of spades: A view of the woods

Queen of spades: Greenleaf READ WEEK 8

King of spades: You Can’t be any poorer than dead

Ace of spades: Enoch and the Gorilla

I know that some of the most famous stories are not listed but that’s because I’ve read them recently.

Shh... don't tell anyone I'm poor. They all think I'm living frugal and green just like everyone these days. This is a blog about a senior citizen living a frugal life, on a fixed income, in a low income food desert, and passing along knowledge from lessons learned. Some she learned from her Grandma Mama many years ago and some learned only a few days ago.

Shh... don't tell anyone I'm poor. They all think I'm living frugal and green just like everyone these days. This is a blog about a senior citizen living a frugal life, on a fixed income, in a low income food desert, and passing along knowledge from lessons learned. Some she learned from her Grandma Mama many years ago and some learned only a few days ago.